[WesMaps 98/99 Home Page]
[Course Search]
[Course Search by CID]
AFAM207
Poetry Writing Workshop: The African American Tradition
AFAM207 SP
Crosslistings: WMST173, ENGL173
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times | POI | Prereq |
|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | Times: .T..... 10:00AM-11:00AM; ...T... 10:00AM-11:50AM; | Yes | No |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the Blue Add phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Tue Aug 10 05:00:21 EDT 1999
)
Weekly assignments are designed to highlight various aspects
of craft and to encourage students to explore and examine
form, content and context. Readings will emphasize the work
of African American writers. Students will analyze
critical essays representing a wide range of poetics.
MAJOR READINGS
Lucille Clifton, THE BOOK OF LIGHT
Michael S. Harper & Anthony Walton, eds., EVERY SHUT EYE
AIN'T ASLEEP: AN ANTHOLOGY OF AFRICAN AMERICANS SINCE 1945
Yusef Komunyakaa, NEON VERNACULAR
Dudley Randall, THE BLACK POETS
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Weekly assignments, one oral
presentation, one 8-10 page paper, final manuscript.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Students must
submit a 6-page typed writing sample consisting of no fewer
than three poems to the Center for African American Studies
by 5:00 on Friday, November 6th, by campus or U.S. mail.
Include a separate sheet listing name, phone, campus
address, year, major, related Wesleyan courses and reasons
for wanting the course. A class list will be posted by the
first day of classes in CAAS. This is a Drop/Add course.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting
or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the
first class, they will be dropped from the class list.
NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form
to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Seminar Workshop
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ENGL
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Rushin, K
- Times: .T..... 10:00AM-11:00AM; ...T... 10:00AM-11:50AM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 1, Fr: 2
- Major Preference Given
- Permission of Instructor Required.
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
Contact wesmaps@wesleyan.edu to
submit comments or suggestions.
Copyright Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 06459